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  2. Blood-borne disease - Wikipedia

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    Blood for blood transfusion is screened for many blood-borne diseases. Additionally, a technique that uses a combination of riboflavin and UV light to inhibit the replication of these pathogens by altering their nucleic acids can be used to treat blood components prior to their transfusion, and can reduce the risk of disease transmission.

  3. Bloodstream infection - Wikipedia

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    Bacteria can also spread via the blood to other parts of the body (which is called hematogenous spread), causing infections away from the original site of infection, such as endocarditis or osteomyelitis. [citation needed] Treatment for bacteremia is with antibiotics, and prevention with antibiotic prophylaxis can be given in high risk ...

  4. Pathogen transmission - Wikipedia

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    An infectious disease agent can be transmitted in two ways: as horizontal disease agent transmission from one individual to another in the same generation (peers in the same age group) [3] by either direct contact (licking, touching, biting), or indirect contact through air – cough or sneeze (vectors or fomites that allow the transmission of the agent causing the disease without physical ...

  5. Transfusion transmitted infection - Wikipedia

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    A transfusion transmitted infection (TTI) is a virus, parasite, or other potential pathogen that can be transmitted in donated blood through a transfusion to a recipient. The term is usually limited to known pathogens, but also sometimes includes agents such as simian foamy virus which are not known to cause disease.

  6. Outline of infectious disease concepts - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to concepts related to infectious diseases in humans.. Infection – transmission, entry/invasion after evading/overcoming defense, establishment, and replication of disease-causing microscopic organisms (pathogens) inside a host organism, and the reaction of host tissues to them and to the toxins they produce.

  7. 'Bleeding Eye' Virus Sparks Travel Warning and Worldwide ...

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    A warning has been issued to travelers over the spread of three diseases, including the Marburg virus. It’s a close cousin of Ebola that’s been dubbed the “bleeding eye” virus due to one ...

  8. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    Testing blood for antibodies against the bacterium or its DNA: Doxycycline, penicillin, ceftriaxone: Yes: Listeria monocytogenes: Listeriosis: Culture of blood or spinal fluid: Ampicillin, gentamicin: No Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii: Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) Based on symptoms, tick exposure, blood tests

  9. AI is trained to spot warning signs in blood tests - AOL

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    AI can spot patterns in the data from blood tests that can give an early warning of disease. ... to help identify the precise pneumonia pathogen in 24 hours, and select the right antibiotic for it ...